Understanding the causes and control of grain skinning in malting barley

Description

The Issue:
Grain integrity is essential for maintaining the malting barley supply chain
Skinning is a physical defect, which occurs when the husk becomes detached from the underlying caryopsis. Skinning leads to …
Loss of malting efficiency and lower malt production, with costs to industry in £M’s
Variety failure, with costs to breeders’ investment in £M’s
Rejections at maltings; loss of malting premiums
Import of barley for UK domestic use

Causal Factors:
Genetic controls
Environmental influences
Weakness in the adhesion process?
Quality of the cementing layer (glue)?
Mismatch of husk and caryopsis development?

Period	27 Mar 2014 → 28 Mar 2014
Event title	Monogram Network Meeting - University of Reading 27-28 March 2014
Event type	Conference
Location	Reading, United KingdomShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International